Nothing feels worse than having to break the stage down before the performance, and I mean nothing. — John Mayer Copy Share Image
You have to channel the interpretation and performance into 100 people. And with the audience, the critics. — Riccardo Muti Copy Share Image
Being an athlete is a state of mind which is not bound by age, performance or place in the running pack. — Jeff Galloway Copy Share Image
Only undertake what you can do in an excellent fashion. There are no prizes for average performance. — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
Let every man consider virtue as what devolves on himself. He may not yield the performance of it even to his teacher. — Confucius Copy Share Image
I want to congratulate again Mike Dean. I think his performance was unbelievable and I think when referees have unbelievable performances, I… — Jose Mourinho Copy Share Image
Lance Armstrong admitted he used performance-enhancing drugs throughout his career. He confessed in front of the most respected judge in the land,… — Craig Ferguson Copy Share Image
I'd love to be remembered as a character actor who brought illumination to roles in wonderful plays and who delivered performances that… — David Suchet Copy Share Image
Genius now and then produces a lucky trifle. We still read the Dove of Anacreon, and Sparrow of Catullus; and a writer… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
At one point [Cardew] taught himself to play guitar simply in order to take part in the performance in a composition by… — Morton Feldman Copy Share Image
When you're an actor, seeing yourself for the first time, you spend all your time just watching yourself and hating yourself and… — Sandra Bullock Copy Share Image
I am confident that when the facts and policies have been examined, when the record of performances have been reviewed, Barack Obama… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
You know yourself what you are worth in your own eyes; and at what price you will sell yourself. For men sell… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
Acting's always felt like a kind of creature that lays dormant and collects observations when I'm not working. And then when I'm… — Benn Northover Copy Share Image
The fears that assault us are mostly simple anxieties about social skills, about intimacy, about likeableness, or about performance. We need not… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
It had been drilled into us that when an audience pays to see a performance, it is entitled to the best performance… — Lillian Gish Copy Share Image
The music I do in live performances is made for a specific situation. I know that people are sitting down and shutting… — Nils Frahm Copy Share Image
I was always going to act, literally ever since I was tiny. In fact, I have Doctor Who to thank for that.… — David Tennant Copy Share Image
In a way, writing is an incredible act of individualism, producing your language, and yet to use it from the heart of… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
Beware of Methodologies. They are a great way to bring everyone up to a dismal, but passable, level of performance, but at… — Joel Spolsky Copy Share Image
From George Washington to George W. Bush, presidents have invoked God's name in the performance of their official duties. — Linda Chavez Copy Share Image
Morale in an organization does not mean that “people get along together”; the test is performance not conformance. — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to stay involved with young people. I never bought into the idea that entertainers owe nothing to their audience… — Pat Boone Copy Share Image
Rashida Jones is simply glorious. Andy Samberg shines in a grounded performance that digs deep, sharply funny and touching, a breath of… — Peter Travers Copy Share Image
All the same it is being said everywhere that I played too softly, or rather, too delicately for people used to the… — Frederic Chopin Copy Share Image
As a coach, your high standards of performance, attention to detail and - above all - how hard you work set the… — Don Shula Copy Share Image
I think every actor has those performances they've seen, the person who made them realize that's what they wanted to do. — Elizabeth Marvel Copy Share Image
I watched season four of 'The Wire.' They have subtle performances that they do through their eyes. You could watch season four… — John Boyega Copy Share Image
When I arrived at IBM, there were 'Team' signs all around. I asked, 'How do people get paid?' They told me, 'We… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A solid theatrical education can only improve a screen performance. It gives you a fuller capacity to read a script and understand… — Toni Servillo Copy Share Image
Diamanda Galás, the avant-weird performance artist... 'The devil's wife,' someone calls her. Faith No More loves Diamanda Galás. — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
There is always a sacred hour in the theatre - after rehearsals and before performances, in the afternoon, between three and five… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
Do the best you can. But I want to emphasize that it be the very best. We are too prone to be… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
So guys who are otherwise sensitive and thoughtful say and do ridiculously dumb things to impress other guys. It's an enormous performance,… — Michael Kimmel Copy Share Image
I come from a place that likes grandeur; it likes large gestures. It is not inhibited by flourish. It is a rhetorical… — Derek Walcott Copy Share Image
A cool & diversified version of a mix tape. The BreakBeat Poets is a thorough and complete summation of Golden Era writers… — Chance the Rapper Copy Share Image
You should ask for a performance evaluation. Ask your boss, where do I stand? I need to know what I can do… — Suzy Welch Copy Share Image
Respect is the key determinant of high performance leadership. How much people respect you determines how well they perform. — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
The biggest income we make is from live performances, without any doubt. That's about a 4-to-1 ratio from anything else. — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
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